Camel (band)

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Camel are an English progressive rock band formed in Guildford, Surrey, in 1971. Originating from the blues-rock trio Brew, guitarist Andrew Latimer, drummer Andy Ward, and bassist Doug Ferguson initially worked as the backing band for singer-songwriter Phillip Goodhand-Tait before recruiting keyboardist Peter Bardens and establishing the group's progressive sound. The band became a prominent fixture of the 1970s progressive rock movement, achieving a dedicated cult following and critical acclaim with a series of conceptual and thematic releases, including Mirage (1974), the instrumental breakthrough The Snow Goose (1975), and Moonmadness (1976). During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the group pivoted toward a more commercial, jazz-oriented direction on records such as Rain Dances (1977) and Nude (1981), while undergoing rapid lineup alterations that began with the departure of Ferguson in late 1976 and culminated in the acrimonious exit of Bardens in 1978. Despite internal instability...

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